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Supply Chain Management Simulation:<br />

root Beer Game V2<br />

tHe second releAse of this multi-player simulation retains the fast-paced nature of<br />

the original while adding an enhanced user interface, new customized debrief slides<br />

and, due to popular demand, a single-player option. Students assume 1 of 4 roles in a<br />

root beer supply chain and must examine their inventories and send orders to the adjacent<br />

connection in the chain. All students share a common goal: minimizing inventory<br />

carrying costs while avoiding inventory shortages.<br />

Limited information, a lack of demand visibility, and shipping delays rapidly contribute<br />

to excessive overstocking of inventory or extreme stock-out situations at different points<br />

in the supply chain. Students experience a dynamic known as the “bullwhip” effect<br />

as small changes in customer demand cause oscillations in ordering patterns moving<br />

down the supply chain away from the retail customer.<br />

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leArn more<br />

> Attend a webinar<br />

> See a Free Trial of the simulation<br />

(for registered Premium Educators)<br />

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HigHligHts of tHe updAted<br />

version include:<br />

new student interfAce<br />

n Enhanced animation allows students to<br />

understand the movement of orders and<br />

inventory in the supply chain.<br />

n Notifications alert players when another<br />

player in the supply chain has not placed<br />

an order.<br />

n Entering final demand estimates at the end<br />

of the simulation is easier and more precise.<br />

new <strong>teAcHing</strong> mAteriAls<br />

n Updated Teaching Note reduces the time<br />

required to learn the simulation.<br />

new AdministrAtive tools<br />

n Instructors can download presentation-ready<br />

debrief slides populated with class results<br />

showing inventory and backlog, average<br />

cost, and perceived vs. actual demand.<br />

n New graphs compare the inventory and<br />

backlog for all four roles across one or more<br />

supply chains. Graphs can be easily customized<br />

to show only specific roles or chains.<br />

n New simulation status alert appears at the<br />

top of the administration screens to indicate<br />

whether the simulation is open to students.<br />

new single-plAyer option<br />

Instructors can assign any number of<br />

students as single players.<br />

ideal for introductory courses in:<br />

n Operations Management<br />

n Supply Chain Management<br />

Seat time: 60 minutes<br />

Product #6619

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